America’s prime former intelligence officers had been largely mum Saturday after the discharge of inner Twitter paperwork detailing how The Put up’s bombshell revelations had been censored by the social media firm.
Leon Panetta, a former CIA director and protection secretary, John Brennan a former CIA director, Mike Hayden, a former CIA director, and Jim Clapper, a former director of nationwide intelligence — who all as soon as mentioned The Put up’s reporting had “all of the traditional earmarks of a Russian info operation,” — declined or didn't reply to request for remark about whether or not the most recent disclosures had modified their opinion.
The quartet made their allegations as a part of an open letter denigrating The Put up’s reporting as Russian misinformation which was signed by dozens of different longtime intelligence palms.
“Our expertise makes us deeply suspicious that the Russian authorities performed a big position on this case,” the letter learn. “If we're proper, that is Russia attempting to affect how Individuals vote on this election, and we imagine strongly that Individuals want to pay attention to this.”
Of the 4, solely Clapper has ever publicly addressed the letter, providing a vigorous protection to The Put up in March.
“Sure, I stand by the assertion made AT THE TIME, and would name consideration to its fifth paragraph,” he mentioned referring to an space of the letter the place the signatories admit they don't have any materials proof of Russian involvement. “I feel sounding such a cautionary be aware AT THE TIME was applicable.”
One other letter signer, John Sipher, former CIA senior operations officer, responded on Twitter by retweeting a submit from NBC reporter Ben Collins, dismissing the importance of the information.
“What Elon Musk’s Twitter information have revealed to this point is that content material moderation at Twitter WAS being determined by a staff of individuals with differing viewpoints. Now it’s being determined by the richest man on Earth with an axe to grind in opposition to one political occasion — a real scandal,” Collins mocked.
Different letter signatories The Put up reached out to together with Douglas Sensible, a former Protection Intelligence Company deputy director, Nicholas Rasmussen, a former Nationwide Counterterrorism Middle director and Marc Polymeropoulos, a former CIA senior operations officer didn't reply to request for remark.
Steven L. Corridor, a former CIA senior intelligence officer and Don Hepburn, a former nationwide safety govt additionally didn't reply to a request for remark.
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